Imperial dignity of this realm shall hereafter come to any person not being a native of this Kingdom of England, this nation be not obliged to engage in any war for the defence of any dominions or territories which do not belong to the Crown of England,... Cobbett's Weekly Political Register - Page 8831809Full view - About this book
| John Fulton - Constitutional history - 1864 - 582 pages
...SETTLEMENT, which are declared to be í¿ for securing our religion, laws, and liberties," are as follows : " Whosoever shall hereafter come to the possession of...in communion with the Church of England, as by law established. " In case the crown and imperial dignity of this realm shall hereafter come to any person... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1865 - 660 pages
...months, the following resolutions were agreed to and embodied in the bill: — "That whoever should hereafter come to the possession of this crown shall...as by law established ; that in case the crown and dignity of this realm shall hereafter come to any pawn not being a native of this kingdom of England,... | |
| George Henry Townsend - Chronology, Historical - 1867 - 1132 pages
...the heirs of her l>ody, being Protestants. It was further enacted, that the occujwmt of the throne "shall join in communion with the Church of England as by law established ;" that if a foreigner succeeded, the nation should not be required to defend any foreign dominions without... | |
| Alex. Charles Ewald - 1867 - 362 pages
...the heirs of her body, being Protestants. It was further enacted, that the occupant of the throne " shall join in communion with the Church of England as by law established;" that if a foreigner succeeded, the nation should not be required to defend any foreign dominions without... | |
| England - 1868 - 802 pages
...which the first and most conspicuous is, "That whosoever shall hereafter come to the possession of the crown, shall join in communion with the Church of England as by law established." We beg our readers to make a special note of this fact. Queen Victoria reigns as William... | |
| Joseph Whitaker - Almanacs, English - 1879 - 464 pages
...daughter of James I. (or her heir) was to succeed, ! they being Protestants ; it was also provided that " Whosoever shall hereafter come to the possession...in communion with the Church of England as by law established ; " and though various religious disabilities, aimed i chiefly at the Roman Catholics,... | |
| David Nasmith - Constitutional history - 1873 - 552 pages
...when the Crown passed to the House of Brunswick, — contains the following eight articles : — 1. That whosoever shall hereafter come to the possession...in communion with the Church of England as by law established. 2. That in case the Crown and imperial dignity of this realm shall hereafter come to any... | |
| Robert Phillimore - Ecclesiastical law - 1873 - 1162 pages
...established by law," and the crown is bylaw to descend in the " Protestant Line," but "whosoever shall come to the possession of this crown shall join in communion with the Church of England as by law established." So in the statutes relating to the union of Great Britain and Ireland (now repealed)... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1873 - 1058 pages
...provision be made for securing our religion, laws, and liberties .... whoever shall hereafter come to possession of this Crown shall join in communion with the Church of England as by law established." His hon. Friend was quite entitled to propose to repeal the Act of Settlement ; but it... | |
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